1750 in Canada
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| Years in Canada: | 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s |
| Years: | 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Events from the year 1750 in Canada.
Events
- 1750s: Hudson's Bay Company Saskatchewan River region, reached by trade drummers sent out with goods to tempt the Indians to York.
- c. 1750: The Ojibwa begin to emerge as a distinct tribal amalgamation of smaller independent bands.
- German immigrants begin to arrive in numbers at Halifax.
- Hidatsa villages, site of ancient trading fair, now with both French and Hudson's Bay representatives present each summer.
Births
- James Glenie, army officer, military engineer, businessman, office holder, and politician (d.1817)
- Simon McTavish, fur trader and dealer in furs, militia officer, office holder, landowner, seigneur, and businessman (d.1804)
Deaths
- October 14: Richard Philipps, military officer, governor of Nova Scotia (b.1661)
